LSX v1.30 - extension sensitive directory lister

Revised 18-Mar-97. Copyright (c) 1996-97 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

Usage - Description - Example - Options - Limitations


USAGE

lsx [options] [directory]


DESCRIPTION

lsx is an alternative directory lister, for directories with many files with the same basename(s) but with different extensions, for example directories containing C programming projects.

By default, lsx recognizes the extensions .h .c .obj, but is configurable (see -x option) to any set of 1-10 extensions.

lsx writes directory contents to standard output.

lsx writes error messages to standard error.


EXAMPLE

For example, if the current directory contains:

        TRANS.C   
        TCOLS.OBJ 
        MAKEFILE     
        TCOLS.C   
        TROWS.C   
        EVAL.H   
        TREE.H   
        TREE.OBJ 
        PARSER.OBJ 
        TRANS.OBJ 
        TESTCOLS (dir)     
        TESTROWS (dir)    
        EVAL.OBJ 
        PARSER.C   
        TROWS.OBJ 
        EVAL.C   
        TRANS.H   
        PARSER.H   
        TREE.C   

then the command:

        lsx -f -d

prints the following:

        EVAL     .H .C .OBJ
        PARSER   .H .C .OBJ
        TCOLS       .C .OBJ
        TRANS    .H .C .OBJ
        TREE     .H .C .OBJ
        TROWS       .C .OBJ
        MAKEFILE
        . (dir)
        .. (dir)
        TESTCOLS (dir)     
        TESTROWS (dir)     


OPTIONS

-f : Also list files that don't have sought extensions.

-d : Also list directories.

-x=ext/ext/... : Set (up to 10) extensions to be recognized. (Don't include . in extensions.)
For, say, a directory with a Modula-2 programming project, you could use the command:

        lsx -x=def/mod/obj

-r : List read-only files in red, others in green. (Requires the ANSI.SYS driver to be loaded. Check your config.sys file.)

-l : List all file names in lower case.

-u : List all file names in upper case.

-v : Print version banner and usage info to standard error (or logfile, if given), then exit.


LIMITATIONS

lsx handles directories of up to 1000 entries.


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